August 22, 2006
The Rhode Island Latino Expo
The Latino Expo Goes to Rhode Island - Latino Expo, a venue that connects emerging middle class Latino families with business, jobs, education and health care, is coming to the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, on September 23 and 24. At the recent 6th annual Latino Expo in Hartford 12,000 people attended in only ten hours. Nowhere can business, healthcare providers, and educational organizations reach a larger market share of the Latino community than through Latino Expo.
There have been 12 Latino Expos since 2000, six of them in Hartford, and Latino Expo President Debra Gould says they have wonderful success stories and a tremendous legacy so far. “Bringing the Hispanic community together with all the positive resources we organize helps to make these communities stronger and healthier,” Gould said. In 2001, the Small Business Administration District office in Connecticut named the Latino Expo the “Minority Small Business Advocates of the Year.”
Sponsors for the September event include: Title Sponsors – Shaws Supermarkets (for their fourth title sponsorship), Citizens Bank, Providence Journal, Telemundo, Providence en Espanol. Cultural Stage sponsors include Providence Journal, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Chispa. Platinum Sponsors include WPRI & FOX Providence, 92 PRO FM, Hot 106 FM, Poder 1110, and RI MIX. Gold sponsor, GMAC Financial Services has signed up for all the Latino Expos this year, Silver sponsors include BCBS RI, Sovereign Bank, Providence Biltmore Hotel and LDS Financial.
Latino Expo in Providence will provide resources to the Latino community that they may not even realize they have been missing. Families will find out about jobs, how to start and finance a business, health resources and educational opportunities that will help to build better communities. The positive exposure for businesses, health resources, government agencies and educational organizations is critical.
Latino Expo at the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, will take place from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24. For more information call 860-563-5028 or visit the website at www.latinoexpoinfo.com
Posted by Ahorre at 01:52 PM